Tourism industry experts suggested that Russians visit Cairo and Luxor, which can be an alternative to a beach holiday in Egypt.
Experts say that to explore the main sights of the ancient cities of Egypt will be enough for a few days. Go there better in winter, because in summer it is very hot. Many companies sell extended tours. So, the cost of a week trip with a flight to Cairo, travel to Luxor and a cruise on the Nile will cost 300 thousand rubles.
Cairo attracts tourists to one of the Seven Wonders of the World - the pyramid complex in Giza. There is also usual to visit the Great Sphinx, the residence of the pharaohs, the ancient city of Memphis, the necropolis of Saqqara and the Egyptian Museum with amazing artifacts, among which: mummies, sarcophagi, manuscripts, funerary masks and treasures from the tomb of Tutankhamun.
In Luxor, the city of Tutankhamun and Ramses, the Karnak Temple, the Sacred Lake and the Sphinx Alley are worth seeing. The program also usually includes a boat trip on the Nile. The right bank is considered the city of the living, the left bank - the city of the dead, because there are only architectural monuments. In the morning, you can fly over the city in a hot air balloon for $ 80 per person and enjoy the view that will remain forever in your memory.